Weft-replenishing loom.



Y U'Nrrnn sf lerne PATENT or'Fi on.

`I1ORACE` WYMAN. OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASgIGNOR T0 CROMPTON & KNOWLES LOOM EVORKS. A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

WEFTPREPLNISHIN G LOOM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct'. 5. 1909.

Application filed November G, 1906. Serial No. 342,224.

To all whom 'it 'may coneern:

Be it known that I, llonxcn 'YMAN, a citizen of the United State residing,r at lvorcester, in the county of 'orcehter and State of Maesachusetts. have invented cci'- tain new and useful improvements iu 'etlexhausted bobbin in said shuttle, and my in-- Ventron particularly relates to a upplemental attachment, to be combined with the transferrin; r niechanisimto position a shuttle under the dim-harging cud of the magazine, when the transferring mechanism is to he operated, preparatory to the transfer of a bobbm from the magazine into the activeshuttle. v

The object of my invention is to provide a shuttle positioning mechanin'm of simple construction and operation, and ha vingr that part ofl the mechanism which engages the shuttle mounted on'a'nd movable with the lay, and preferably located hack' of the racevay of the lay, at the inner end of the l.shuttle box.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construct-ion of my improvements as will be hereinafter fully described.

I have only shown in the drawings a detached part of the magazine or weft replenishingr enclof a loom, anda stationa ry magazine, and a part of the tranferring mechanism, with my improvements combined therewith, sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to understand the construction and operation thereof.

Referring to the' drawingz-Figure 1 'is an inner side view ot' a stationary magazine or filling carrier, and the tranet'errilip.r mechanism, and a sectional View through the breast-b aun and lay-beam, oirliue l, l. Fig. 2, lookingr in the direction of ari-own, same figure. and showine' my improvements combined therewith, ano the laybeam in its rar position, and my shuttle po itiouing mechanism in inopcratiwl poaitiou. Fig. is a section. on line 2, 2. Fig'. l. looking' iu the direction of arrow l. same ligure. Fig. 3 eoricspouds to Fig. l, but shows the lay in it forward position, and the vshuttle positioning' mechanism in it.-l operative position. Fig. 4 is a section. on line l, 4, Fig'. 3, looking in the direction of arrow c. same tigure, and, Fig'. shows detached come of the'parts shown in Fig. 4, atthe upper left. hand portion, iu a'ditfercllt position.

ln the iu'compauj;inel drawing','l is u detached portion of the loom side or frame, 2 is the ln'east-beam. :l the arch, l u stand at.- tached to the arch Ii and breast-beam 2, for supporting the magazine 5, which in this instance is ot' the stationary type, and )rovided with a serie ot' vertically extending rece-'Ses or channels, notl .-thown, to'rceeite the bobhius or filling' carriers` not Shown.

t is the lay-beam mounted on the upper end of' the lay-sword tl', and having a stationary shuttle box 7 at its outer end, to receive a shuttle 8, carrying' a hohhin'fl.

l() is a bunter carried on the-forward sido of the lay-laannJiear its .outer end, and adapted to engage a trip or dagger l1, which is mounted on the lower end of an extension. notshown. von the transferre arm 12, which is pivotally mountcd'on a .stud l2), in the usual way.

14 is an arm connected with the. transferrer arm 12, in the usual way. and havingr its hub 14 pivotally mounted on the stud l. arm l l, is an arm 15. havin;v a pin 1.3 there.- on, which extends into an elongated vcrtically extending slot 16 in a vertically movin;r bar or plate. 1G. The huh ofthe arm 1L. has a helically oiled springv connected therewith in the usual vay, to normally retain the pin 5 in the upper end of the slot lt'i'. A helically coiled tension api-inelr 17 acts to return the plate or har to its normal position. A rod 1S extends tl'anavel-Heliy through thc loom upon the innerside ot' the breast-beam L. and is connected with the t'celer detector or imlicatiup, mechanism, not shown. at the opposite end of the loom, in the usual way,

Extending out t'rom the hub 14 of the.

BEST AVAMBLE corr and is supported and adapted to more longitudinally, in a sleeve or circular extension lt'i'ron the plate or har lt, path of a vertically moving rod it. which is guided at its uppei' end in a verticali) extending opening in the plate lt, and is adapted to be moved into the path of the longitudinally moving rod lt); and in case said rod 15, through the ora-ration of tiie lilling detector niw'hanism, not shown` over tho vertically moving rod lil, then the transferring mechanism is ptit into operais moved i ing mechanism, and the n over and in the.

position .shown ln lttgs,

tio'i. to lt'ans'l'er a holthin from the magazine into the shuttle, in the nsnal and weil known All of the ahove mentioned parts may he s l wardly. and canse t of the usual and well known construction in the class of looms referred to.

l will now descrihe my improvements romhined with the pai'ts'ahovo mentioned.

lixtending np from the huh ll' o ll. is an arm 2U, which rarries a piu 2l thereon` on which is mounted one cnd of ai! adjnstahle link or connector 'I`he othei' end of thc lilik or connector i'.' is pivotal.) mounted on a pin zf on an arni 2l", extending u i from thc hul 2l' of :t lever or pawl 'L `he hnh '2l' of tho pawl :fl is loosely mounted on a stnd 2. fast in the lower end of a ln'acket it'i. which is secured to the magazine .stand l. The lever or pawl Ll has` a curved or cani shapel end 21', with a heveled or inclined engaging portion 24".

()n a verticallr extending stti'l 2T. on a plate 2S. .sernred on the rear side of the lay'- heain al the inner eml of the :shuttle-lum T, is loosely mounted thc hnl '.29' of the shuttle positioning lever or arm Ztl, having its engaging end preferably recessed to engage the pointed inner end olt in Fig. The recessed end ofv the lever ot' arm 'St has the recess' made as a groove :tt-ross the arm ,near ing` ari lit-.vond the shut tain the shuttle in place after it is positioned, with the tip ol' th.: oppositeand of the shuttle against. the picker. to hold the shuttle lirmly when the lilling carrier is being translerred into the`s'hnttIe.

lever or ai'iii 2t), is an at'in Ill), which is'adapted to he engaged h v thpawl .2-1. 0n the hnh 22)' is a Ing or ear 29", which has pivotallv attached thereto one end of a pin 3l, the other end of the pin 3l extends through an opening in a stationary ear or lng 2h" on lllo plate 2S. i

helieally eoiled expansion spring 3g eucircles the pin 3l, and is adapted at ont: end to hear against the ltig 2S', and at its other end lagainst the enlarged end of the pin Ill. and acts to rotate the hul) Sl' in one direction. and to return the arms :9 and 30 to their normal position, shown in Fig. 5,

l. the arm he. shuttle S. as .shown z its end. and the projecttle tip serves to rej transfcrrer arm 1:8, which :iets to retain the Extending ont from the l huh '.tl', in an opposite direction from the on its p alter they have heen moved by thc pawl 24, and to hohl theniiin their normal position.

l"iom the aleove description in connection with th" drawings, the operation of my iniproveinents will he. readily nnderstotxl by those skilled in the art.

ln the normal operation of the loom my shiut le positioning mechanism will be in the l. L', and 5, bnt in ease ot' the operation of the. filling indicatiovenient of the transl'errer mechanism to transfer a, ltohliin 'rom thel magazine into the active shittt-lc, the rocking ot' the hnh 1l', through arm 2t) and connector 12:5, will move the arm 24", and the. pawl 24. to carry the pawl '3l downlie inelined engaging end 24" thereon, as the la v moves forward, to engage the arm 3U. and rotate the. hub 99 irot stnd It', and move the lever 29 inner end ol the shuttle S, and in the sluitthhhox i'. we lt'ig. Ll, .e transfer ol' a hohhin from the magazine into the shuttle, to take the place of tho practieally exhausted hobhin in thc shuttle. .\ftei" the transfer of the bol)- hit. from the magazine into the shuttle, the' ret urn of the parts o1' theA transtia'riiig moelianistii to their normal position. will move, through the connections tothe pawl ill, Said' pa w1 out ot' eng; 'enient with and out 0f the path ot' tht` lever 25"'. and allow the spring 25'.' to act to retnrii said lever 30 and the slnntte positioning lever '29, to their normal positite-s. ont ot' the. path ol the, shuttle, as shown Fig. 5. lnease. the shnttlo should fail lo enter the .shuttle-linx snliiciently to permit the positioning lever to contact with the end of the shuttle, hat, instead contact. with the. inner side. of the Shuttle, When the pawl 2l is. engaged with the lever 30 on the forward heat ol the. lay, the, lever heing so far helow. the fnlernm Q5 of the pawl 2i. the eoil spring on the hub of the against the. posttiuti il preparatory to tl in 15 on thc upper end of the slot 16 in the plate lt. wili yield, and the pin 15 will he moved downward in the slot 16' and the engaging end 24 of the pawl 24 will pass h v the end of said lever 30 as the lay moves to its forward position, leaving said lever 30 in its normal position, shown in Fig. 5, and preventing any breakage of the parts.

ln my improvements in looms, having a la y, and a shuttle, and a positioning device for the shuttle carried on the lay, I make provisions fot' a elear and an tinobstrnctive spat-e hetween the breast beam, and the raceay of the lay, and the inner end of the shuttle. for the filling thread to pass from the shuttle to the fell of the elotlff'and also to remove or replace the shuttle by lmhff, hv placing the gxisitioning devic behind the shuttle and near its inner end, and I move ported on the rear side of the lay, and nornmlly in :in inoperative position, u Li'nnsfcrrer lover. and connections intermediate said lover und said positioning device, whereby upon nn indication of the rieur exhaustion of fiiling in the act-ive shuttle, the transfcrrcr will be actuated, and an arm of the shuttle positioning device moved around to I therein.

lVitriesses:

J. C. DEWEY, M. HAAS:

HUH ACE W YMA L. 

